THE RESTORATION CONNECTION (6)
Scripture: Deuteronomy 19:15, Matthew 18:15-20
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Title: The Restoration Connection (6)
Series: The Deuteronomy Connection
Author: Ernest Easley
Text: Matthew 18:15-20; Deuteronomy 19:15
Hard conversations are just that: Hard! Uncomfortable? Yes. Undesirable? Yes. Unfruitful? Never.
Wherever there are two or more people, be it in a marriage relationship, in a family, at the job, in the neighborhood, on the team or in church, hard conversations will eventually come.
One of the hardest conversations I've ever had took place with my family. It was the night I had to tell my children I had a fast-growing malignant cancer. Perhaps you've had similar conversations that you wish somehow you could have avoided.
That's what we find Jesus talking about today from Matthew 18 as we continue our series of messages under the heading: The Deuteronomy Connection. We've seen over the last several weeks that the book of Deuteronomy was Jesus' "go to" book. Matthew records several occasions where Jesus would refer to the constitution of the people of God, the book of Deuteronomy, when having hard conversations with the Pharisees, scribes, his disciples and large crowds.
Today we find him having a hard conversation with his disciples about having a hard conversation. We're going to discover how to make a restoration connection with those who have hurt us or done us wrong. So, how do you restore a broken relationship when you're not at fault? Well, Jesus is going to take us back to the book of Deuteronomy and explain step by step how to make ...
The Restoration Connection
Matthew 18.15-20
15 "If your brother sins against you, go tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother. 16 But if he won't listen, take one or two others with you, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every fact may be established. 17 If he doesn't pay attention to them, tell the church. If he doesn't pay attention even to the church, let him be like a Gentile and a ...
Series: The Deuteronomy Connection
Author: Ernest Easley
Text: Matthew 18:15-20; Deuteronomy 19:15
Hard conversations are just that: Hard! Uncomfortable? Yes. Undesirable? Yes. Unfruitful? Never.
Wherever there are two or more people, be it in a marriage relationship, in a family, at the job, in the neighborhood, on the team or in church, hard conversations will eventually come.
One of the hardest conversations I've ever had took place with my family. It was the night I had to tell my children I had a fast-growing malignant cancer. Perhaps you've had similar conversations that you wish somehow you could have avoided.
That's what we find Jesus talking about today from Matthew 18 as we continue our series of messages under the heading: The Deuteronomy Connection. We've seen over the last several weeks that the book of Deuteronomy was Jesus' "go to" book. Matthew records several occasions where Jesus would refer to the constitution of the people of God, the book of Deuteronomy, when having hard conversations with the Pharisees, scribes, his disciples and large crowds.
Today we find him having a hard conversation with his disciples about having a hard conversation. We're going to discover how to make a restoration connection with those who have hurt us or done us wrong. So, how do you restore a broken relationship when you're not at fault? Well, Jesus is going to take us back to the book of Deuteronomy and explain step by step how to make ...
The Restoration Connection
Matthew 18.15-20
15 "If your brother sins against you, go tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother. 16 But if he won't listen, take one or two others with you, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every fact may be established. 17 If he doesn't pay attention to them, tell the church. If he doesn't pay attention even to the church, let him be like a Gentile and a ...
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